{"id":"CVE-2026-120487","title":"LaraDashboard before 1.4.5 Incorrect Authorization via SettingPolicy Core Upgrades","summary":"LaraDashboard before 1.4.5 contains an incorrect authorization vulnerability in SettingPolicy::manageCoreUpgrades() that allows non-Superadmin administrators with settings.edit to access Superadmin-only core-upgrade operations. Attackers…","severity":"high","cvss":7.2,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","cvssSource":"cna","cwe":["CWE-863"],"vendor":"LaraDashboard","product":"LaraDashboard","affected":["LaraDashboard < 1.4.5"],"published":"2026-11-02","updated":"2026-11-02","sourceUpdated":"2026-11-02T14:29:17.874Z","source":"CVEORG","sourceUrl":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-120487","references":[{"url":"https://github.com/laradashboard/laradashboard/security/advisories/GHSA-rjjq-v76w-8jh4","label":"GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-rjjq-v76w-8jh4)"},{"url":"https://github.com/laradashboard/laradashboard/commit/fdb77b898e6bb0a0df82bbf979c2bfba38a81532"},{"url":"https://github.com/laradashboard/laradashboard/releases/tag/v1.4.5","label":"LaraDashboard v1.4.5 Release Notes"},{"url":"https://github.com/laradashboard/laradashboard/blob/v1.4.2/app/Policies/SettingPolicy.php#L47-L50"},{"url":"https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/laradashboard-before-1.4.5-incorrect-authorization-via-settingpolicy-core-upgrades","label":"VulnCheck Advisory: LaraDashboard before 1.4.5 Incorrect Authorization via SettingPolicy Core Upgrades"}],"tags":["cve.org"],"epss":0.00484,"epssPercentile":0.41807,"ingestedAt":"2026-11-05T19:30:42.661Z","slug":"CVE-2026-120487","body":"## Overview\n\nLaraDashboard before 1.4.5 contains an incorrect authorization vulnerability in SettingPolicy::manageCoreUpgrades() that allows non-Superadmin administrators with settings.edit to access Superadmin-only core-upgrade operations. Attackers can use the /admin/settings/core-upgrades backup, download, restore and upgrade actions to obtain database dumps containing password hashes and restore or upgrade the site.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `LaraDashboard < 1.4.5`\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.","depth":"twilight","depthScore":40,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":39.6,"likelihood":0.1,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}